Glasgow Botanics

These pictures were taken on a recent trip underground to the Botanics Station in Glasgow. Just to let you know that it is probably best that you do not go down there alone as i did!! It was somewhat scary... Esp looking at some of the paintwork on the tunnel walls and the mysterious candle holder standing on its own!!!
Colin Harkins

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<h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Tunnel leading to Botanic Gardens. 1/25</p><p>//<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kirklee'>Kirklee</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Part of the old platform looking towards Botanic Gardens. 2/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kirklee'>Kirklee</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Part of the old platform looking out of Kirklee. 3/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens_Tunnel'>Botanic Gardens Tunnel</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Entrance to the tunnel leading to Botanic Gardens from Kirklee.  4/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens_Tunnel'>Botanic Gardens Tunnel</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Signal Wire Runner. 5/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens_Tunnel'>Botanic Gardens Tunnel</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>I found this inscription on the tunnel wall going towards Botanic Gardens ...  6/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens_Tunnel'>Botanic Gardens Tunnel</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>A rather vamp looking candle holder at the forty metre point in the Tunnel.. around the base of this lay many used tea-lights... possibly linked to something ritual. 7/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Entrance gates to the Botanics Station. 8/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Botanics Gardens Station, Glasgow ... undergrowth a plenty. 9/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Glasgow bound stairwell. 10/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Botanic Gardens station on 9 July 2006. Although this station has been shut for nearly 70 years it is remarkable how well preserved it looks today! 11/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Exit stairwell from Glasgow bound platform. 12/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Void at top of stairwell on the kirklee platform side of Botanic Gardens Stn. 13/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Tunnel leading to Kelvinbridge Station. Not the coventional tunnel type. Notice the live Junction box complete with wire runner going to the roof. 14/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Base of old semaphore signal stantion, Glasgow bound platform. 15/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Daylight beginning to break through from above. 16/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Remains of the northbound platform stairwell.. notice the concrete infill blocking entrance/exit 17/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens_Tunnel'>Botanic Gardens Tunnel</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>The brickwork in this tunnel has certainly remained remarkable for the age of this tunnel, Cable supports remain also. 18/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Looking into the station from Kelvinbridge Tunnel. 19/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Such an impressive station... just wishing that it be re-opened one day!! 20/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>The ground from above giving way revealing oart of the station entrance 21/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>On closer inspection... heavy rain reveals more each time. 22/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>View from above as the ground slowly reveals its previous shape and image.... Mind the Gap 23/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Street Level... After peeling back the moss i was amazed to find the granite flooring of what was probably the old station booking office. 24/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/B/Botanic_Gardens'>Botanic Gardens</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/G/Glasgow_Central_Railway'>Glasgow Central Railway</a></small></p><p>Nothing like a bit of hard work to reveal the past.... The floor of the booking hall/waiting room.  25/25</p><p>09/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/Colin_Harkins'>Colin Harkins</a></small></p>
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